Motif
animals sharing human grief
animals_sharing_human_grief
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21344-21448 confidence: medium
The hero announces the race prizes, says his immortal coursers would be unrivalled, but declines to race because Patroclus is dead and the horses themselves stand in grief.
The immortal coursers are described as sharing human grief and physically showing mourning by trailing their manes.
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